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Repurposing Everyday Objects

The post introduced life hacks that explore the versatility of everyday household goods, such as using shower caps to pack shoes when travelling, using a bowl/cup as a smartphone amplifier, and dental

iMessage Dots Bubble

The iMessage Dots Bubble is a timely animated signal when the other person is typing. It is a thoughtful design that can make conversations more fluent and efficient by letting you know the message is

The Storm glass

The storm glass inspires people through awe-vastness and admiration. The storm glass or chemical weather glass was an instrument that was proposed as a method for predicting the weather. It consisted

The Capsula Mundi

The Capsula Mundi, an organic, biodegradable burial capsule that converts cadavers into nutrients for trees. A Project designed by Italian designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel. Different from mod

“Clearing” at the Danube

This floodplain landscape project by OFICINAA has careful analysis on the characteristics of the nature of elements such as the location of the trees, the ivy covers, the light incidence, the wind, an

A Miniature Landscape

Miniature landscape in small containers are very inspiring, first, because of Awe-Vastness, it triggers towards the appreciation of the beauty of nature, especially exciting to have a cosmos concentra

Yokote Snow Festival

Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival (横手の雪まつり かまくら) is a traditional winter festival held in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, Tohoku Region. The event features hundreds of large and small snow domes called Kam

Cordless Handheld Mini Steam Iron

This is such a necessary product for students who live in dormitories to keep up a refreshing, clean, and tidy look in minutes. The washer and dryers in laundry rooms at dorms are prone to leaves wrin

Harinacs Stapleless Staple

Before running into this little device, I don’t know there exists such a convenient and painless office partner that is flawless. I used to find it annoying when having my stable run out of needles in

Multitasker Pen

Multitasker Pens are all-in-one pen extraordinarily efficient and helpful for note-taking and journaling. It is engaging to keep clear and organized notes and help you to develop a habit. It may seem

Xiaomi Ultrasonic Cleaner

Personally speaking, it is such a must-have gadget for almost anyone at home, in an office, or when traveling. The ultrasonic cleaner works perfectly on a broad span of occasions because of its small

Dodow

Dodow is a sleep helper able to make users fall asleep faster and sounder. It is a simple pad that could be placed next to your bed. Viscerally, the aesthetic design is minimal and relaxing. It is a

Upright Go

Upright go is a posture device attached to the upper back to help correct and develop better posture. By syncing the device with the app on your phone According to Fogg’s model, factors such as Socia

Live-streaming Shopping

Live stream shopping utilizing the live-streaming services of social media, providing an engaging experience for viewers to see what’s for sale lively and purchase immediately. According to the Fogg

Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game in which the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals, carrying out multiple activities such as

Ring Fit Adventure

Ring Fit Adventure is an exercising Action role-playing video game that comes with two physical components: the Ring-Con and one Joy-Con. The game is corporated with switch. The game has two main mode

Kiwico

Kiwico is a subscription box designed for kids. Busy parents could subscribe and get delivered monthly a box of well designed and hands-on fun activity crates for their kids. According to Fogg model,

GLOBALLY

A Small-scale Social Platform Overcomes Time Difference and Isolation What is it? The novel Coronavirus has caused many of us to adjust to a new normal in our behaviours, our interactions, and our w

EntryHealthCode

This extension program runs on WeChat is designed for foreigners and Chinese oversea who planning to travel to China in the global pandemic. By recording the temperature for more than 14days ahead of

CovidSafe

The COVIDSafe is an app designed by the Australian government to speeds up contacting people exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19). Citizens are encouraged to use the app to get informed of the testing re

Fabulous

It is also a routine tracker I found recently during self-quarantine. It is very engaging and inspiring because the mechanics of the app to build a routine is based around the concept of ‘journeys’. E

Mooda

Mooda is the simplest app I found so far to keep track of daily moods. Just select a face icon every day. You could add texts or images to describe as well. I find it very helpful to understand my emo

Artset

This stunningly beautiful app is like having a virtual art set right inside your iPad. Paint and draw via the realistic photo interface with tools that look and feel like the real thing. From Artset,

Sourdough Hotel

I remember reading news about services provided for households to foster-care their old dough when they plan to leave home for a while. It is similar to the services for pet-owners who need to travel

Design Home

Design Home is a game designed for addicts of home decorating. It allows users to live the life of an interior decorator. In daily Design Challenges, users could style visually stunning 3D spaces with

Minecraft Graduation Ceremony

The UC Berkeley Class of 2020 will still have the opportunity to graduate amid the COVID-19 crisis through the online gaming platform, Minecraft. A group of students reconstruct the virtual campus of

Ant Forest

Ant Forest is a gamified service equipped in Alipay promoting alow-carbon lifestyle. Users have a personal carbon account to keep track of daily pedometers, using public transportation, utility paymen

Recomposing

Recompose offers a green and sustainable Death Care alternative to cremation and conventional burial methods. Their service gently converts human remains into the soil to nourish new life after death.